Including 18 closely related terms such as gas emissions, carbon emissions, and direct emissions.
… of GBC. Domestic emissions contribute to a further 27% of total emissions across the borough. This is comprised of approximately 70% generated from the use of gas fuel. Industry and Commercial combined make up a further 13% of the total. The Public Sector contributes to 5% of the boroughs emissions, data supplied by APSE in the GBC annual emissions report suggests that GBC is responsible…
… refer to all greenhouse gas emissions within this document as ‘carbon emissions’. However, it is important to note that it is not just carbon dioxide (CO2) that is being referred to here. Other gases include methane (CH4), nitrous oxides (N2O), and any other greenhouse gases that are emitted through human activity, many of these gases have a greater warming effect on our atmosphere than CO2…
… Committee to advise the Government on Carbon emission targets. In 2019 the Climate Change Act was amended to include a carbon neutrality target with a deadline of 2050. In December 2020, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) published its Sixth Carbon Budget5 which advised that the UK would need to deliver a 78% reduction by 2035 if it is to meet its long-term net zero commitment. 2.3: Local In 2019…
… (April – March). 2019 is used as the baseline year to measure the progress made since declaring a climate emergency, however data from 2008 has been included to address the long-term carbon emission trends of GBC and to account for the lowered emissions recorded during the Covid years. Emissions are calculated as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), which combine the seven most potent greenhouse…
… gases into one measurement. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (an international carbon accounting tool) categorises emissions under Scope 1 (direct emissions from fuel combustion such as within gas boilers and fleet vehicles), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from…